Mark Jenkin
Film director · 2 films (2019–2022) · also 2 films as cinematographer
Mark Jenkin is a director whose work here spans Bait (2019) to Enys Men (2022), across drama and horror. 2 of those films were photographed by Mark Jenkin. The work runs close — 42% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 122 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Mark Jenkin is a British (Cornish) director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer. He wrote and directed the film Bait (2019), which earned him a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
Born 28 March 1976 · Newlyn, United Kingdom
Directing style
Mark Jenkin constructs a highly tactile, claustrophobic visual world by favoring tight closeups over wider framings, keeping the camera locked at a direct eye-level perspective with a shallow depth of field that isolates subjects. His lighting relies heavily on natural daylight for exterior scenes and practical fixtures or firelight for interiors, rendering his dramatic and horror narratives in either stark black-and-white or a muted, earth-toned palette accented by deep charcoal, slate gray, and occasional shocks of bold red. This combination of tight composition, naturalistic light, and restricted color creates a distinctly tense, lonely, and ominous atmosphere.
Films directed by Mark Jenkin
About Mark Jenkin
When was Mark Jenkin born?
Mark Jenkin was born on 28 March 1976 in Newlyn, United Kingdom.
What films has Mark Jenkin directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Bait (2019) and Enys Men (2022).
Search every frame of Mark Jenkin’s films
All 122 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Mark Jenkin — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.